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Practice question: Assumption of Risk

Multiple Choice Medium

Practice question

An experienced adult freely elects a proved, understood ordinary risk and takes care while participating. The defense otherwise satisfies every applicable requirement. Does careful conduct alone negate assumption of that risk?
  1. Yes, expertise automatically eliminates every risk
  2. Yes, care and acceptance are mutually exclusive
  3. Yes, only careless exposure is voluntary
  4. No
  5. Yes, the claimant’s precautions erase prior understanding

Legal references

  • Civil Code, Articles 6, 19-21, 27, 32, 430, 1144-1155, 1757-1758 and 2034: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html
  • Abrogar v. Cosmos Bottling Co., G.R. No. 164749, March 15, 2017, MAIN decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2017/mar2017/gr_164749_2017.html

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